Kroes, Colao, Bernabè, Alierta, Schloter all’ETNO-FT 2012 Summit di Bruxelles

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Venti anni di Attività per ETNO. È un’occasione importante per fare il punto sulla rivoluzione che ha trasformato il settore ICT in Europa, guardando ai trend evolutivi e alle sfide delle prossime due decadi.

 

La rapida crescita di Internet ha modificato profondamente lo scenario economico e per gli operatori sono necessari nuovi business model per fronteggiare gli enormi investimenti dovuti a una crescita esponenziale del traffico. Il Summit Financial Times-ETNO 2012 incoraggerà il dialogo tra Telecoms Operators e Over the Top verso una Internet sostenibile, consapevoli che il settore ICT gioca un ruolo cruciale nel favorire la ripresa economica.

 

Il Summit ospiterà industry leaders, policymakers, regolatori e influenti opinion leaders. Il dibattito sarà moderato da Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor del Financial Times. Interverranno:

 

César Alierta, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telefónica

Didier Bellens, CEO, Belgacom

Franco Bernabè, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia

Eelco Blok, CEO, KPN

Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group

Luigi Gambardella, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO

Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat

Hakam Kanafani, Group CEO, Turk Telekom

Neelie Kroes, Vice President European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner

Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group

René Obermann, CEO, Deutsche Telekom

Daniel Pataki, Director, ETNO

Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange

Carsten Schloter, CEO, Swisscom

Georg Serentschy, Chairman, BEREC

Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times

 

 

Agenda

 

12.00   Registration and networking buffet lunch

 

 

13.00   Welcome and introduction

           

  • Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times (CHAIR)
  • Daniel Pataki, Director, ETNO

 

13.10   Keynote presentation: CanEuropeachieve a successful digital economy?

What are the main economical, societal and demographic challenges for Europe in the next 20 years and what will be their impact on the ICT sector? What needs to be done to ensure a sustainable digital economy? What role will ICT be playing in social innovation?

 

  • Luigi Gambardella, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO
  • Neelie Kroes, Vice President European Commission, Commissioner for Digital Agenda

 

13.50   Keynote presentation: Then, now and the future

How has the ICT sector changed over the past 20 years, what are the current realities, and where is the ICT market headed over the next two decades? What are the future challenges and the future trends? 

 

  • William E. Kennard, United States‘ Ambassador to the European Union

 

14.05   Keynote presentation: A future policy framework for growth

            How can the European telecoms sector return to strong growth in revenues and cash flow? How should the current policy framework evolve to support sector growth and unlock investment in Europe’s digital economy?

 

  • Mark Page, Global Leader, Communications, Media and Technology Practice, AT Kearney

 

14.20   Panel I: Meeting the investment and growth challenges ahead

In order to fully exploit the benefits of the digital economy, which is crucial to Europe’s economic prosperity, what incentives should be made available to all investors in NGA to make high-speed networks a priority? Are current policies towards ICT sufficient to deliver on Europe’s growth agenda? What else needs to be done to ensure the sector fosters sustained economic growth?

 

Panellists

  • César AliertaExecutive Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
  • Didier Bellens, CEO, Belgacom
  • Eelco Blok, CEO, KPN
  • Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group
  • Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group
  • Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange

 

15.40   Networking refreshment break

 

16.10   Presentation

  • Stephen Howard, Head of Global Telecoms, Media & Technology Research, HSBC

 

16.20   Presentation

  • Malcolm Johnson, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU

 

16.30   Panel II:  Towards a new and sustainable Internet ecosystem

For telecoms operators to continue meeting the huge investment challenge linked to exponential traffic growth, new business models are needed based on commercial cooperation with all players of the value chain. What form could cooperation between network and services providers and OTT players take? What role can policy makers take in supporting new commercial initiatives and encouraging more ICT innovation?

 

Panellists

  • Franco Bernabè, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia
  • Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat
  • René Obermann, CEO, Deutsche Telekom
  • Carsten Schloter, CEO, Swisscom
  • Lars Nyberg, President and CEO, TeliaSonera
  • Hakam Kanafani, Group CEO, Turk Telekom

 

17.50   Keynote presentation

  • Georg Serentschy, Chairman, BEREC

 

18.05   Chair’s closing remarks

  • Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times